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HB16
HB16 Campaign Finance and Contribution Limits
Last scannedAug 22, 2026, 12:25 AM
In one sentence
This bill requires groups supporting or opposing candidates to have a state address, raises contribution limits for individuals and organizations, sets automatic updates every ten years starting in 2031, adds reporting rules on complaints, and addresses foreign-influenced contributions.
What it does
- Requires any group (other than an individual) supporting or opposing a candidate or ballot measure to maintain a physical address inside Alaska or register an agent with one.
- Increases the maximum amount individuals can give to candidates from $500 per year to $2,000 each election cycle.
- Raises contribution limits for groups and nongroup entities giving money to candidates, political parties, or other organizations.
- Directs the Alaska Public Offices Commission to adjust these dollar amounts every ten years starting in 2031 based on inflation data from the Consumer Price Index.
- Sets specific time limits for how long the commission has to investigate complaints about campaign finance violations and report their progress.
Who it affects
- Individuals who donate money to political campaigns or candidates
- Groups, nongroup entities, and corporations that spend money on elections
- The Alaska Public Offices Commission (APOC)
- Candidates running for state or local office
Limits and unknowns
- The governor vetoed this bill on July 9, 2026, so it did not become law unless lawmakers later overrode the veto.
- This act does not apply to any elections that happened before the date the law would have taken effect.
Plain language
Terms to know
- Election cycle
- The time period starting when a candidate can legally receive money and ending when they must file their final campaign report.
- Nongroup entity
- A person or organization that is not classified as an individual, a political party, or another specific type of group under the law.
Official record
Sources
Official summary
CAMPAIGN FINANCE;CONTRIBUTION LIMITS;APOC An Act requiring a group supporting or opposing a candidate or ballot proposition in a state or local election to maintain an address in the state; amending campaign contribution limits for state and local office; directing the Alaska Public Offices Commission to adjust campaign contribution limits for state and local office once each decade beginning in 2031; relating to campaign contribution reporting requirements; relating to administrative complaints filed with the Alaska Public Offices Commission; and relating to state election expenditures and contributions made by a foreign-influenced corporation or foreign national.
Official activity
Bill history
- (H) VETOED BY GOVERNOR 7/9/263176
- (H) 11:30 A.M. 6/22/26 TRANSMITTED TO GOVERNOR3169
- (H) MANIFEST ERROR(S)3035
- (H) ...CHANGES TITLE OF LEGISLATION2967
- (H) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) FAILED Y24 N162966
- (H) CONCUR AM OF (S) Y21 N192966
- (H) CONCUR MESSAGE TAKEN UP2966
- (H) CONCUR MESSAGE RECEIVED2965
- (S) VERSION: CSHB 16(STA) AM S2805
- (S) TRANSMITTED TO (H) AS AMENDED2805
- (S) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) ADOPTED Y20 N-2800
- (S) PASSED Y12 N82799
- (S) AUTOMATICALLY IN THIRD READING2799
- (S) AM NO 1 ADOPTED UC2799
- (S) RETURN TO SECOND FOR AM 1 UC2798
- (S) FN2: ZERO(ADM)(UPDATED FOR 2026)2798
- (S) BEFORE SENATE ON FINAL PASSAGE2798
- (S) RULES TO CALENDAR 5/19/20252798
- (S) RETURNED TO RLS COMMITTEE UC1369
- (S) READ THE THIRD TIME CSHB 16(STA)1369
Changes
Amendments
14 stored
AM NO 2 FAILED Y18 N21 E1 889
AM NO 3 FAILED Y17 N22 E1 891
AM NO 4 FAILED Y16 N23 E1 893
AM NO 5 FAILED Y18 N21 E1 894
AM NO 6 FAILED Y16 N22 E2 896
AM NOS 7 AND 8 NOT OFFERED 897
AM NO 9 FAILED Y15 N22 E2 A1 897
AM NO 10 OFFERED AND PENDING 899
AM NO 11 OFFERED 902
AM 1 TO AM 11 ADOPTED UC 903
AM NO 12 FAILED Y10 N27 E3 904
AM NO 13 FAILED Y16 N21 E3 906
AM NO 14 OFFERED AND WITHDRAWN 907